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Meanings of hem in anglès

The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

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Examples for "ahem"
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My uncle was, ahem, fanatical about hunting and very particular about poachers.
Four dukes and a devil
2
He featured in the Q&A slot in, ahem, this newspaper's Weekend magazine.
The Guardian
3
The composite body also gives the car its, ahem, unusual matte finish.
Wired
4
Some years ago though, I moved my business to another bank, ahem!
Leah Mordecai: A Novel
5
The town of A---has five thousand, B---hasfour thousand, ahem!
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
Usage of hem in anglès
1
The sea rises to my knee soaking the hem of my robe.
The buried giant
2
You be hem purty, my love; der aünt a spot in ye.
Highways and Byways in Sussex
3
I raised the hem to see-thedress didn't have far to go.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
4
They will require quick action, so don't hem and haw too much.
Ebony
5
Whereafter he pressed his flushed lips to the hem of the garment.
Through Russia
6
Tunis saw that the shabby skirt was torn widely at the hem.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
7
Wading deeper, the water lapped at my dress and dampened the hem.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
8
He fell on his knees and kissed the hem of her dress.
Mohammed Ali and His House
9
He stooped and lifted the hem of her robe to his lips.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
10
He kneeled and lifted to his lips the hem of her dress.
Audrey
11
One fell on his knees and kissed the hem of her dress.
Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories
12
Halsey rolled up the hem of her skirt and checked the damage.
Glasslands
13
He tripped across the dragging hem of his robe again, pitched forward.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
14
She is shorter than me and they have taken up the hem.
The White Princess
15
If I grew, she'd add an inch of material to the hem.
Solomon's oak: a novel
16
This town is not worthy to kiss the hem of your garment.
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
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